U.S. believes airstrike killed terrorist behind USS Cole bombing

[TomSea]

U.S. believes airstrike killed terrorist behind USS Cole bombing

U.S. officials believe a drone strike killed one of the terrorists behind the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen. Jamel Ahmed Mohammed Ali Al-Badawi was wanted in connection with the deaths of 17 Americans who died in the attack on Oct. 12, 2000.

U.S. forces conducted a precision airstrike targeting al-Badawi on January 1 in the Marib governorate, said Capt. Bill Urban, a Central Command spokesperson. He said officials are still assessing the results to confirm his death.

In 2003, a grand jury indicted Al-Badawi with 50 counts of various terrorism charges, including the murder of U.S. nationals and military personnel. He was also charged with attempting to attack a U.S. Navy vessel in January 2000.

Read more at: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uss-cole-bombing-airstrike-kills-terrorist-mohammed-ali-al-badawi-us-officials-today/

[jmyrlefuller]

And not old age? Geez, it took them long enough.

[TomSea]

That's true, still, they bust people still from the war in the former Yugoslavian Republic weekly and even folks get pulled in for WWII still.

[TomSea]

Have we caught everyone who was involved in bombing the Beirut Marine Barracks in 1983?

The Achille Lauro?  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achille_Lauro_hijacking

Have the Israelis caught all involved in the attack on the community center in Argentina in the early 1990s?

Unfortunately, the time scenarios in these acts are often long long term. I posted the article about someone who is suspected in the Lockerbie bombing, being a mastermind. It's really part for the course.